In a 21st century globally-competitive society, agriculture is rapidly progressing and incorporating more innovative STEM practices (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). A number of agriculture advances incorporate genetics, which is an important unit in seventh-grade science. The lesson exposes students to a real-life application of genetics and technology to improve agriculture production and profit. The lesson specifically addresses bioengineering, biotechnology and selective breeding. Students use the technique of selective breeding in a class competition to make the best and most profitable grapes to sell to local industries. In doing so, they will learn about progressive agriculture science and technology, while covering the seventh-grade science genetics standards.

In this lesson, students will view a "yuck steak" and identify that the lesion is caused by an injection.  Students will then watch videos on how to administer an intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.  After watching the videos, the student will use the Marcel Marceau e-Moment to mime the procedures.  The students will then practice injections on an orange and cut the orange in half, viewing how the injections disperse throughout the orange.  The students will then video their demonstrations of each injection to submit for grading.NE.AFNR.HS.28.5.b or NE.AFNR.HS.29.5.b

Students begin to learn what being a steward is in Wyoming. Throughout the course of the unit, students will develop this idea of stewardship.

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With an understanding of plant anatomy and physiology, students will be able to problem solve to identify plants they see daily.  This lesson will walk students through plant physiology and provide some activities that will help students learn the plant structures.  Developed by Brent Nollette,

This is the first of three lessons in greenhouse operation and management. This lesson introduces learners to components of greenhouses and the ways greenhouses benefit growing conditions. The presentation covers types of greenhouses, covering materials, and benefits and downfalls to these characteristics.

In this activity students will make a “growing” bracelet and learn about the basic elements plants need to grow and thrive. Includes activity instructions, extension activities, songs, and additional reading list.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2 (extension activity)

CCSS: L.K.5, SL.K.1, SL.K.5, SL.1.4

Social Sciences: Partially meets 3.13

Time: 30 minutes

Materials: "One Bean" book, chenille stems/pipe cleaners, and pony beads (yellow, brown, blue, clear, green, and red.

Every day the gap between producers and consumers continues to grow. Growing Agriculture Together was built to help consumers understand the producer. We want to start a conversation; let’s learn something new together! Don’t wait. Learn more about cooperatives, grain, energy, agronomy, feed and safety today!

In a Global Environmental Politics class, I devoted several weeks to the different issues concerning the nature of contemporary global food systems. As part of their study of these systems, students partnered with Parsons Family Farm, an urban organic farm in Olympia, Washington. They spent 15-20 hours during the semester helping them grow food, which we subsequently donated to community food banks. This community-based activity provided a useful window into alternative agro-ecological food systems and helped them examine the different ways local farms are addressing environmental issues and hunger in their community.

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In this interactive game, students solve challenges that their community faces during the course of an extreme drought event by using available individual and community resources. Students work in three resilience teams to determine the strategies that they will invest in as a community as the drought situation evolves.

The student will be able to define and describe herbicide formulation types.  Students will understand basics and importance of a jar test.  Students will be able to follow tank mixing order instructions

The student will be able to define and describe herbicide formulation types.  Students will be able to discuss pros and cons for each type of formulation

How can we Design Cattle to Better Meet Human Needs?

In this high school Storyline unit on genetics and heredity, students are introduced to ‘SuperCows’. As they explore the vast variety of cattle breeds, students discover that cattle are specialized for different purposes and while similar, the ‘SuperCows’ are clearly unique. Students wonder what caused this diversity and specificity which leads to investigations about the role of inheritance, DNA and proteins.

The Nebraska Departments of Labor, Economic Development and Education collaborated to provide educators, economic developers, students and their parents, community leaders and career seekers information on the states’ high skill, high wage and high demand occupations that can be sorted by region or statewide or grouped by Career or Industry Cluster.

Students make the connection between the geography/climate and success of agriculture in Wyoming.

Students take notes and read articles about how life changed for humans because of the introduction of agriculture.  Students play “MasterMind” using the dates of significant changes in agriculture and complete a worksheet while researching historical events that have impacted agriculture.

Wildlife has been in the United States longer than any settler or Indian tribe. From buffalo in the west to the white-tailed deer in the east, wildlife has been in the environment for centuries. When the settlers landed in the United States they had to learn how to interact with the wildlife and use it to their advantage…without exploiting it. What did the wildlife look like when settlers first arrived in the U.S. and how has it evolved over time?

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Students will understand that Wyoming is unique because we have space available for our livestock.